Color My World

A model's black light makeup glows in the finale of Katie Pray's collection during the Electric City Couture at the GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Image how these pictures would look in black and white. When I first started taking news pictures, all I shot was black and white film. A brillant blue sky looked like a dismal gray day in those days. These two pictures are striking, not just because of the action or framing, but because they shout with vibrant color.

Guilderland's Jenna Cubello(6) runs the bases when she hits a triple during their softball game against Averill Park at Guilderland High in Guilderland, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)